View Vacancy - Electrician and Estates Officer (15/19 KPL)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Estates

Serve as Electrician providing electrical services to the British High Commission office building, the Official Residence, and 29 residences ensuring all electrical installations are in compliance with UK building standards.  In addition, the Electrician will provide support to the rest of the Artisan team in the form of deliveries, record keeping and supervision of contractors. Support Estates Team with administrative tasks and duties as required. Improving procedures, carrying out health & safety checks and completing critical reports required for the PCA.



Roles and responsibilities:

  • Provision of Electrical Services:
  • Undertake electrical work across the Estate. Monitor utility use and report abnormal use of electricity.
  • Carry out inspections of electrical installations as requested and provide a report on findings making recommendations to resolve the problems.
  • Complete electrical work requests from assignment of task to completion ensuring that work is carried out to a high standard within the agreed period as set out in the Corporate Services Charter.  Ensure all Works Request are signed off at the end of the task confirming the customer is satisfied with the works carried out.
  • Carry out planned yearly preventative maintenance works on electrical installations.
  • Carry out weekly battery and radiator checks on the BHC office stand by generator.
  • Be compliant with the Health and Safety guidance to ensure tools and equipment used to carry out all the electrical work are well maintained and are in a good condition.  Report any defects immediately to Maintenance Manager and ensure tools are kept locked away after use.
  • Provide Supervision of technical and non-technical contractor’s works as requested.
  • Provide technical input and support prior to and during official events

  • Estates Administration:
  • Manage the electrical stores, and keep up to date records from all deliveries and issuances.  Participate in stores and asset inventory checks as requested.
  • Supporting the Estates Officer and Estates Manager to record all relevant information relating to utility payments for UMEME and NW&SC.
  • Prepare maintenance schedules for preventative maintenance one week prior for works on A/Cs, generator service and electrical safety; liaising with UK Based staff and contractors.
  • Complete health and Safety checks and other reports required for the PCA.
  • Provide back up to the store keeper and leave cover to team members as appropriate

 

  •  Additional Works:
  •  Carry out lawn mower checks and basic repairs. Make recommendations to rectify the problems.
  • Provide DSTV installation support.
  • Provide technical repairs on telephone handsets and prompt feedback on the situation and the way forward.

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

  • Electrical tools
  • Electrical Stores
  • Diploma and or Post- Secondary Training in Electricals.
  • Qualified Electrician
  • Organisational Skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Health and safety knowledge
  • Administrative knowledge
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office packages especially Excel
18 November 2019
Administrative Assistant (AA)
Full-time
34.5
Africa
Uganda
Kampala
British High Commission Office
1
UGX 2, 277, 166
6 January 2020

Learning and Development Opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

  • Annual Health and Safety compliances in electrical training



Working patterns:   

Monday to Thursday - 0830 to 1700 lunch break of one hour
Friday - 0830 to 1300 no lunch break


Annual Leave:

All staff of the British High Commission are entitled to 25 days paid leave per year on commencement of employment. This increases to 30 days after five years continuous service. The leave year is 1 January to 31 December.

In addition to annual leave, the British High Commission observes a number of Ugandan and British public holidays each year. In line with FCO policy, this is generally up to a maximum of 14 days.

  • Employees recruited locally are expected to work according to British Standards
  • Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Kampala are subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Uganda.
  • All applicants must be legally able to work in the country of application with the correct visa/status or work permit. 
  • Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
  • Reference and security clearances checks will be conducted.
  • Any questions you may have about this position will be answered during the interview, should you be invited.
  • Information about the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Competency Framework can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework
  • Successful candidates not resident in Uganda will be personally liable for costs and arrangements to relocate, including accommodation and work permits.   
  • Check your application and attachments before you submit your application, as you will not be able to make any changes once submitted.
  • The British High Commission will never ask you to pay a fee or money to apply for a position.
Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.